Jesse Ridgway

Jesse Ridgway
Ridgway in 2021
Born
Jesse Ridgeway

1991 or 1992 (age 33–34)[1]
OccupationYouTuber
YouTube information
Channel
Subscribers4.34 million
Views2.32 billion

Jesse Ridgway, also known as McJuggerNuggets, is an American filmmaker and YouTuber.[2][3][1][4] He won the category for best directing work at the 8th Streamy Awards.

Life and career

Ridgway has been making content for the internet for over 20 years, having produced a number of dramatic web series.[5] He has published over 600 episodes of his Psycho Series show, which depicted fictional dramatic events among his family members. The series generated more than 1.2 billion views on YouTube. Many viewers who believed that the violent incidents between his family members were real made over a thousand reports to police. As a result, Ridgway's house was ultimately visited by police twenty times.[1]

He and his family were subject of 2017 mock documentary Psycho Family, produced by Complex Networks and published by Go90.[1] After the COVID-19 pandemic, Ridgway documented a decline in his health due to long COVID and shared details about people close to him that had died from the disease. He has worked as executive producer on Getting Lost.[3] His YouTube channel has accumulated over 4 million subscribers.[6]

After marrying in 2025, Ridgway began documenting his wife's pregnancy in the following year. In May, they announced that they had agreed that she should have an abortion after an amniocentesis test reported that the fetus tested positive for Trisomy 21.[6][7][5] The decision was criticized by anti-abortion advocates including U.S. House of Representatives speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), and by the heads of the National Down Syndrome Society and the National Down Syndrome Congress.[8][9][2] They received multiple private letters of support by people who have had similar experiences, as well as threatening messages.[6]

Awards

Year Nominated work CategoryAward ResultNotesRef.
2016 Psycho Series Show of the year 6th Streamy Awards Nominated [10]
2017 McJuggerNuggets Best ensemble cast 7th Streamy Awards Nominated [11]
2018 My Virtual Escape Directing 8th Streamy Awards Won [12]
2018 My Virtual Escape Acting in a drama 8th Streamy Awards Nominated Nomination for Ridgway's acting [12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Spangler, Todd (2017-03-29). "Documentary About YouTube's McJuggerNuggets Faked Family Feud to Hit Go90 (Video)". Variety. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
  2. 1 2 Salhotra, Pooja (2026-06-06). "YouTuber and Wife Ended Pregnancy After Down Syndrome Diagnosis. They Got Death Threats". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
  3. 1 2 Griffis, Miles W. (2024-10-14). "Filmmaker Jesse Ridgway shares experience with Long COVID with millions of followers". The Sick Times. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
  4. ↑ Sacks, hannah. "YouTuber Jesse Ridgway and Wife Made 'Difficult Decision to Terminate' Pregnancy After Down Syndrome Diagnosis: 'Gut Punch'". People.
  5. 1 2 "YouTube star, wife receive 'non-stop death threats' after 'impossible decision'". News.com.au.
  6. 1 2 3 "Jesse Ridgway speaks out on death threats after ending pregnancy due to Down syndrome". Los Angeles Times. 2026-06-05. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
  7. ↑ Sarkar, Rana (2026-06-05). "'I've never seen such hate': YouTuber Jesse Ridgway responds to intense backlash after sharing 'very difficult decision' to terminate wife's pregnancy". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
  8. ↑ "YouTuber likened to Hitler after revealing Down's syndrome abortion". Yahoo News. 2026-06-07. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
  9. ↑ "Mom of Son with Down Syndrome 'Vehemently Disagrees' with View It 'Isn't a Blessing' amid Jesse Ridgway's Comments (Exclusive)". People.
  10. ↑ Glazer, Mikey (2016-10-05). "Streamy Awards 2016: The Complete Winners List". TheWrap. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
  11. ↑ "7th Annual Nominees". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
  12. 1 2 "8th Annual Nominees". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
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